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Report: Fanatics to Sell 60% of Candy Digital Stake Amid Struggling NFT Market Fanatics, the retailer specializing in licensed sports merchandise, is divesting 60% of its stake in the non-fungible token (NFT) company Candy Digital, according to reports. The company is selling its Candy Digital stake to an investor group associated with billionaire Mike Novogratz and his firm, Galaxy Digital. Report Says Sports Retail Giant Fanatics to Sell […]
Bitcoin Exemplifies Fair And Transparent Rules This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, a Bitcoiner since circa 2018 and co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup in Springfield, Illinois. “I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better.” — Yogi Berra Let’s pretend we’re playing a game of baseball. Aside from […]
Luke Ryan: Sports and Crypto Work Well with Each Other Luke Ryan – the head of content at Coin Jar, a cryptocurrency exchange in Australia – says that the more sports teams seek to gain crypto sponsorships, the more legitimate the space will become. Luke Ryan on Sports and Crypto Coin Jar is one of the first crypto companies in Australia to sponsor a sports […]
Just As The Harlem Globetrotters Changed Basketball Forever, The Perth Heat Can Change Sports Forever With Bitcoin
Perth Heat Baseball Adopts A Bitcoin Standard This is a recording of a recent Twitter Spaces conversation about the Australian baseball team, Perth Heat, moving to a bitcoin standard. Listen To This Twitter Spaces: Transcript [0:06] Perth Heat: We had a great experience of credit to the whole organization that put the conference together. Scaling of that size after a few years […]
BitcoinRacing — The Only Race Team In The World To Be Supported By The Nation Of El Salvador This is an opinion editorial by Charles MacKenzie, head of business development at BitcoinRacing. Have you ever seen an articulated lorry drive past you with a huge glossy Bitcoin logo, and the flag of El Salvador plastered down its side as you travel the U.K.’s highways? My guess is no! Well, not yet anyway! But […]
Every Athlete Should Buy Bitcoin Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To The Episode Here: This week on the “Bitcoin Bottom Line,” podcast, C.J. Wilson met with Josh Olszewicz, head of research at Valkyrie, to discuss macro-finance and its link to Bitcoin. The conversation was kicked off by Olszewicz sharing the kinds of markets in which he was involved before […]
More NFL Players Are Taking Their Salaries In Bitcoin This is a recording of a recent Twitter Spaces conversation about NFL player, Alex Barrett, taking 100% of his salary in bitcoin. Listen To This Twitter Spaces: Transcript [0:06] Bitwage: Can I get things started here? It's really cool to have everyone in the audience today. This was a big day for us. This was […]
Using Bitcoin And Discreet Log Contracts To Facilitate Sports Betting Chris Stewart is the CEO and cofounder of Suredbits, a bitcoin-settled derivatives platform. Discreet log contracts (DLCs) are a way to do peer-to-peer betting directly on Bitcoin. You can make these contracts contingent on an oracle’s attestation about a real-world event. This real-world event could be the winner of a presidential election, the BTC/USD price […]
Binance Agrees On Exclusive Crypto Sponsorship Deal With Brazilian Football Association Binance becomes the sole crypto sponsor for four major football competitions in Brazil The partnership covers the country’s primary football tournament – Brasileirão Assaí Three major women’s football competitions also fall under the purview of the deal Fan engagement and exposure to cryptos are included in the agreement Binance recently announced plans to acquire a […]
ESPN Launch First NFT Collection with NFL Legend Tom Brady Major sports cable network ESPN has signed a deal with Web3 startup Autograph The agreement will see ESPN launch its first NFT collection with NFL Superstar Tom Brady ESPN’s reach is considerably large with over 140 million subscribers worldwide ESPN has teamed up with Web3 brand Autograph for a multi-year deal geared towards launching an […]
Crypto on the Campaign Trail: Matt West, Matthew Diemer, Tyler Lindholm at Camp Ethereal 2022 Crypto on the Campaign Trail: Matt West, Matthew Diemer, Tyler Lindholm at Camp Ethereal 2022 Politicians are embracing crypto on both sides of the aisle. Matt West, running for congress in Oregon, Matthew Diemer, running for congress in Ohio, and former Wyoming Rep. Tyler Lindholm discussed crypto and politics on a panel with Decrypt's Jeff […]
NBA Alum Metta World Peace and Raymond Dong of Blanksoles Talk NFTs NBA Alum Metta World Peace and Raymond Dong of Blanksoles Talk NFTs Blanksoles, a decentralized sneaker company, announced a partnership with former NBA champion Metta Sandiford-Artest—better known as Metta World Peace, and before that Ron Artest—to launch "Metta Designsoles," a series of limited edition Solana-based NFTs and physical sneakers. They discuss with Decrypt's Jason Nelson.
Crypto exchanges aim for home run at Super Bowl 2022 Crypto exchange platforms Crypto.com and FTX will run advertising commercials at the Super Bowl LVI 2022 on Feb. 13. Both exchanges have been working tirelessly to establish their brands and penetrate the United States market. Super Bowl advertisements are known to be very costly, with rates going above $5 million for just 30 seconds. Some […]
The National Women’s Soccer League Secures Multi-Year Deal With Voyager The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has signed a multi-year deal with crypto platform Voyager Digital to become the latest league to step into the space. What This Deal Means For All Those Involved One of the fastest growing crypto platforms, Voyager, has now entered the soccer world for the first time at this level, […]
Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani Joins FTX’s Global Ambassadors, MLB Superstar to Be Paid in Crypto The cryptocurrency firm FTX Trading Ltd. announced on Tuesday that the Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Shohei Ohtani also known as “Shotime” has joined the company’s global ambassadors. According to the announcement Ohtani will be paid in cryptocurrencies and will acquire an equity stake in the crypto company. Angels’ Shotime Joins FTX At the end […]
MMA Entertainment Firm UFC to Launch Exclusive NFT Series With Crypto.com On Tuesday, the digital asset exchange Crypto.com announced the launch of the first official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. The new NFT series will feature UFC digital collectibles that showcase fight night artwork, event posters, championship belts, and athlete profiles. UFC to Drop Official NFTs for Usman vs. Covington 2 Fight During […]
Visa Issues NFT Report After Buying CryptoPunk, Cites Ethereum & Flow Blockchains Visa is showing some bullish behavior around NFTs. As reported on at our sister network Bitcoinist today, Visa made a splash by purchasing a CryptoPunk to kick off the week. The purchase was made late last week for around 49.50 ETH – approximately $150,000. The company is showing clear optimism on the future of the […]
FTX Partners With Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen in Long Term Deal FTX Trading Limited has announced the company has partnered with seven-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady and Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen in a long-term deal. Both celebrities will have an equity stake in FTX and receive payments in crypto, the announcement explains. The NFL star Brady will serve as the ambassador for FTX, while the […]
Crypto.com announces global partnership with Formula 1 Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has announced it will partner with Formula 1 in its racing series this year. In an announcement today, Formula 1 said Crypto.com would be the new global and inaugural partner for its 2021 Sprint series, scheduled to begin on July 17. As part of the agreement — which CNBC reported to be […]
